Various Artists - Phil's Spectre: Wall Of Soundalikes / Various

Various Artists - Phil's Spectre: Wall Of Soundalikes / VariousLimited 180 gram red vinyl LP pressing. Includes inner sleeve featuring rare photos and a 3000 word track commentary incorporating interviews with producers Nino Tempo, James Holvay and Peter Antell. Phil Spector did not produce the tracks on this LP. They all just sound as if he might have. Spector's sessions at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles were celebrated for their extravagance. Using massed voices, an army of musicians and cavernous tape echo,

In addition to "Barbie Girl

Guy is just as convincing here

Tracks like Blinded by the Light (yes

" This show was recorded at Indiana University in Bloomington on October 20

from the vantage point of your rear view - Magic Mirror is a looking glass of sorts

analog experience

Ear Candy is cut at 45RPM for maximum sound quality

"I'm often trying to create a more idealized version of the world I'm in

and to bring it all together in a way which is unmistakably his

Merciless and Dead Head this should be on your wishlist

and engineer Tucker Martine-is the best and most sympathetic group of players that William could have assembled to play these songs

which managed to rank 2nd in German sales charts in April 2022